Class 11 Economics - Indian Economic Development - Chapter Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues NCERT Solutions | Are the following workers — a begg

Find the odd man out (i) owner of a saloon (ii) a cobbler (iii) a cashier in Mother Dairy (iv) a tuition master (v) transport operator (vi) construction worker.

Why are regular salaried employees more in urban areas than in rural areas?

Why are less women found in regular salaried employment?

Compared to urban women, more rural women are found working. Why?

Analyse the recent trends in sectoral distribution of workforce in India.

Define worker-population ratio.

The following table shows distribution of workforce in India for the year 1972-73. Analyse it and give reasons for the nature of workforce distribution. You will notice that the data is pertaining to the situation in India 30 years ago!

An establishment with four hired workers is known as (formal/informal) sector establishment.

Is it necessary to generate employment in the formal sector rather than in the informal sector? Why?

Who is a casual wage labourer?

What was the focus of the economic policies pursued by the colonial government in India? What were the impacts of these policies?

What are the two major sources of human capital in a country?

What do you mean by rural development? Bring out the key issues in rural development.

Define a plan?

Explain the term ‘infrastructure’.

What is meant by environment?

Why are regional and economic groupings formed?

Why were reforms introduced in India?

Why calorie-based norm is not adequate to identify the poor?

Name some notable economists who estimated India’s per capita income during the colonial period?

Explain the need and type of land reforms implemented in the agriculture sector.

Why are employment generation programmes important in poverty alleviation in India?

What is the meaning of quantitative restrictions?

Why is it necessary to became a member of WTO?

Trace the relationship between human capital and economic growth.

Establish the need for acquiring information relating to health and education expenditure for the effective utilisation of human resources.

What are the major factors responsible for the high growth of the service sector?

Explain the role of micro-credit in meeting credit requirements of the poor.

 What was the two-fold motive behind the systematic de-industrialisation affected by the British in pre-independent India?

What are High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds?